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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-07-29
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
KrRKsyILLE. Mo, July 27, 'S7.

Board of Regents of the State
Normal School at this place Cat
their annual meeting held on the
Goth ult), concerning the patron
age of the institution seems to
have been misunderstood or mis-
interpreted by the Regents-or
rather part of them-in this
that our proposition was in the
nature of bribe and could not be
entertained.
We herewith give the PROPOSE
ton to the public that the people
may know what it was and judge
of it for themselves.
KIRKsvILLE. Mo-, June 20, 'S7.
To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF
REGENTS OF THE STATE NORMAL
School AT KIRKsvILLE, Mo.
GENTLEMAN:--We the under
signed being the Directors of the
Kirksville Savings Bank assuming
that you will concede our right to
compete for the patronage of the
Institution over which you preside
we hereby make you the following
proposition to-wit:
That if you will appoint any
one of our number Treasurer of
the school for the next two wears.
thereby giving us full control of
the patronage and the business
advantages following the same we
will, which ever Of US might get
the appointment, agree to do the
business of treasurer for the
length of time appointed free of
charge, and in addition thereto our
bank will bind itself by contract
to pay to the State of Missouri for
the use and benefit of the school
here bonus of two hundred dol
lars per annnum to be paid at the
end of each year.
Very Respectfully,
SAMUEL REED,
F. NJ. HARRINGTON
r. NJ. RINGo, Directors.
EDWIN DARRow,
| HENRY ECKERT
The thought of bribery seems
monstrous to us as NOTHING COULD
HAVE BEEN MORE FOREIGN TO OUR
INTENTIONS. We intended simply
land only to make a fair and hon
orable bid for the patronage of the
school and we are at loss to see
how any fair minded OF unpreju.
diced person can construe oul
proposition into meaning anything
| else.
We made it in good faith and
would still be pleased to have the
business on the terms therein pro-
posed.
We understand that Mr.. W. L
Baird the Treasurer elect for the
coming year agreed to do the bust
J ness free of charge. The regents
heretofore (for the last four OF
five years at least having paid
him salary.
i We don't think of charging Mr.
Baird with bribery, in fact we
don't believe he ever thought Of
such thing as WE KNOW WE DII
Not, but we are unable to see why
, it should be considered in the ma
ture of a bribe in one case and moi
in the other.
The only difference we can see
is that in addition to our offering
to do the business of treasurer
free of charge we also offered tc
pay the state for the use and bene.
fit of the school here, liberia,
cash bonus for the use of its funds
Please observe that our offer was
, made to the State of Missouri fol
the use and benefit of the schoo
here and not to the Regents.
Respectfully,
SAMUEL REED
+. NJ. HARRINGTON,
r. NJ. RINGo, Directors
EDWIN DARRow,
HENRY ECKERT
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-07-29

FoR SALE, house and lot in north
east part OF town. A bargain on easy terms
Address GRAPHIC.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-07-29
when Baby was sick, We gave her csstosiA.
When shs was Child, she cried for Castor,a.
Whsn she became Miss, she slung to Csstsria,
When she bad Childrsa, she gave them CassoeiA.
FoR SALE-Farm of 100 acres 81

miles west OF Kirksvills; 30 acres in cultivation
nearly all good second bottom land, balance
In timber; house and orchard; lumber on
ground for new house; % acres Of dne corn
and ten acres Of millet will be sold with plsc :,
plenty Of good water; place in good repair. A
dress GRAPHIC OFTIAE.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-07-29

i'm portapee 20 you, that will start you In
business which will bring you in more money
right away than anything elsewhere in this
world. ANY one can do the work and live 1t
home. Either sex; all ages. Something new
that Just coins money for all workers. We
will start you: capital needed. This ia one
of the genuine, important chances of life-
time. Those who are ambitious and enter
prisins will not delay. Grand outfit free.
Address True IL Co., Augusta Maine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
new ENGLAND NOTES.

News has been received at Bath Me-, IN
regard to the ship st. Stephen, Capt. Doug
lass, which smiled from Seattle with coal for
San Francisco, March 81
The crew Of bark Enoch Talbot saw a ship
foundered of Cape Breal April l, supposed to
be the st. Stephen, owned partially in Bath,
and valued at $50 600, with no insurance.
The Bath owners have given her up. Capt
Douglass had his wife and daughter aboard.
Detectives Hayes and Laflamme and Of
licer Cawlsy have arrested at Lowell, Mass,
John P. Brady, john Thompson Boston
gambler, and Phebs Rice for defraEding the
Central Savings Bank of that city out of
$780,
The bunco steerer5 Burton and Harris who
were arrested several days ago at New
Haven while attempting to work their
game, have been entenced to six months
Imprisonment and fined $500, They age to
be tried onseyeral other charges.
At the session of the governor and council
in Concord, N, H., the petitioners for the
pardon of Carter L. Jenness, s'ntenced to
the State prison in Ocsober 1885, for two
| years for attempt to kill, were given leave
! to withdraw.
The water has not been so high before in
Bolton, VT, since the great food of 1880,
| when farmers were obliged to leave their
! houses, and cattle and sheep were drowned.
An ice gorge has damned the river.
Amos Town, keeper of the almshouse at
Dana, Mass, committed suicide by hanging;
no cause known.
The schooner Grace J., Fears recently
brought into Gloucester, Mass, from Grand
Banks little over $4,000 pounds OF halibut,
1900 pounds of which was white. The
! Grace was absent three weeks and had anet
stock Of $3400.
Shirley, son of c. II. Smith, aged 1Syears,
was instantly killed at Pragdon's mill at
Wells, Me-, by being caught in the betting
Big run of herring is reported in the
| Taunton river.
The economic Gas Company Of Brockton,
Mass. have voted to increase its caL Lital
stock from $4,000 to S15J,000
David Hayes and wife Of Hartford Ct,
have been arrested charged with abducting
q girl from New Britain, CT. Hayes made
confession.
George Beauion. a French physician Of
Rochester, N. H, recently committed sui
eide by taking aconite.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
Thieves Of All Nations,

"The Criminal Court is a great high
way of nations" said Judge Anthony,
while chatting to friend in the court
room waiting for the Grand Jury to come
in. 'T have been over here five months
this time, and in that time we have tried
representatives of every civilized nation
on the globe. We have had professional
thieves here from every principal city in
this country and Europe, England, Scot
land, Ireland, France, Germany, Russia,
Austria, Italy, Spain, Canada and all
provinces, and every State in the Union
are represented at every term of court.
We had one case the other day in which
not one of the defendants or witnesses, who
were numerous enough, could speak a
work of English. Not one of them was
a citizen of this country, and don't be-
lieve any one of them every intended to
be. The thieves particularly seem to find
some charm about Chicago, or perhaps
there is some peculiar temptation to do
business here. Anyway, they seem to
come here from everywhere, and many of
them leave by the Joliet route. Chicago
Mail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
Making Explosives.

No hospitals are ever required around
a adynamite factory, as the wounded are
seldom found, says the San Francisco
Call. In a large establishment, where
immense quantities of powder are con-
stantly being handled, there is never an
explosion except it is very serious one,
and all who are within reach are killed
outright. Powder men realize this fact
and always assert with grim resignation
that If anything happens they never ex-
pect to know anything about it. To be
| scattered into fragments instantly is their
full expectation.
The chief dread connected with the
manufacture of all high explosives is the
unaccountableness of many explosions.
From atmospheric conditions and other
unknown and uncomfortable causes ex-
plosions often occur in a mysterious and
uncomfortable manner.
Gelatine is the most powerful explosive
now used. 1t is compound of gun
cotton and nitro-glycerine, which must
be mixed together till it resembles a thick,
dark paste, like stiff fruit jelly. The
workmen mix it in a pan as woman
mixes -four and water into dough. The
hands are covered with long rubber
gloves. This gelatine powder or paste is
twice as powerful as dynamite, and there
is quite demand for it in blasting the
hardest rock in railroad tunnels.
A most stupendous exhibition of nerve
and coolness is sometimes required in
the life of man who works in dynamite.
One year ago in local factory, 4, 000-
pound tank of nitro -glycerine suddenly
caught fire. Flames six feet high burst
from the surface of the fluid. Superin-
tendent Frank Roller and Foreman Erick
Starke were present, and they imme-
diately turned compressed air into the
tank, and by other means suppressed the
flames. Itmust be remembered that nitro
glycerine will burn till heat of about
$50 degrees is reached, and then it will
explode. If the fire can be eXtinguished
before that degree of heat is reached,
there will be no serious consequence. In
the above instance, it was the safer course
to try to put out the flames, as if an ex-
plosion was to occur it would come too
quickly to allow escape to safe distance.
A man under such circumstances, how
ever, is more liable to use his legs than
his thinking faculties. If that tank had
exploded its mate standing within six
feet of it would also have exploded, send
ing up 5000 pounds of nitro -glycerine
in one flash. The detonation would, no
doubt, have been sensibly felt in all parts
of the state
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22

far apart, they who in the happy days of
their courtship had only lived for each
other2
What had become Of the lover-like at
tentions, the caressing ways, the pretty
courtesies that were expressed then in ev-
cry glance and motionl
David Atwood shed bitter tears of re-
morse, now that it was too late. Looking
back he saw his selfshness and careless.
ing and reproach.
In his sorrow he called aloud.
'Mary Mary! My wifeln
"What is it! What's the matter with
you David" asked a familiar voice.
Good Heavens! had he been dreaming.
eff you will eat two pieces of pie
after your dinner, and then go to sleep,
you must expect to have the nightmare, "
continued the voice cheerfully.
MARY" he asked in contrite spirit, D
'are you aliveG"
81 hope so, responded his wife in con
vincing tone, "but you have been dream
ing, David"
David Atwood was wide awake now.
."Where is little Annie2n
Sat school; she came in here to ask you
for something, but You were asleep, and ]
wouldn't let her tease you"
All! what agony she might have saved
him from if she had only ''teased."
David Atwood kissed his wife when
he left her that day. The good woman
blushed and went and looked in the
glass. Before night neat girl came
into the kitchen and stayed there She
failed on the biscuits, but David said his
soul was above biscuits-he could eat
bread now. Little Annie sat on his
knee and got acquainted with papa 1t
was like beginning all over again. David
made little speech one day He said:
people are always talking about going
to Heaven. Why don't they make an
effort to bring Heaven herep
He is no longer so welded to business
that his wife is a widow. A dream of
death brought about new life.
And Mrs. Atwood has grown young
again in the atmosphere of domestic love,
and work is no longer dull but pleas
ure, for love ightens all tasks and
makes
"This forenoon sublime;
This afternoon psalm.
This night prayer"
Detroit Free Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL,

Gov. Alexander r. Lawton of Savannah
has been appointed minister to Austria.
Gen. Lawton, who has been here on business
before the United States supreme court,
has left for home.
Additional appointments have been made
by the President as follows Newman w.
Mcconnell of Tennessee to be chief justice
of the supreme court of Montana territory,
and George S. Peters of Ohio to be an at
torney of the United States for the territory
of Utah.
The acting postmnster-general has ap-
pointed the following fourth. class
postmasters: J. Edwin Frohoc, Clarks Isl
and, Me-; Isabella Daggett, Smyrna Mills
Me-; William A. vickery, Briggs Corner,
Mass Horace K. Martin, Bradford, N. II. !;
George w. Bryant, Morgans Centre, Vt.
There is a possibility that Boston man
will be appointed to su ceed Supervising
Architect Bell of the treasury department.
Ex-Secretary Robson has sold to Miss
Eifie H. Ober, formerly manager of the Bos-
ton Ideal opera company, the tract of land
known as the Jeffries tract containing II 3-,i
acres, extending from Columbia road 10
Rock creek The price paid was SIS, 600.
Rufus Magee, minister to Sweden, who
has been home on leave of absence at Logans-
port, Ind, has left for New York, en- route
to Stockholm. He will only serve during
Mr.. Cleveland's present term, as he prefers
his old profession, journalism, to that Of
diplomacy.
The Senate subcommittee on revenue
evasons and undervaluations has adjourned
sine die, and Senators Allison, Aldrich and
Mcpherson have returned to their homes.
Senators Morrill, and Beck will remain in the
city Tor some time.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
NEWS NOTES.
DOMFsTIG


The Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
ment of New York City, have refused to pay
the bills OF the Metropolitan Hotel and the
Sinclair House for refreshments at Police
Headquarters on the election nights of 1885
and 1886. One bill was for $3.50 and the other
for $3.50. The refreshments were partly for
the clerks who sat up with the returns, but
wine for the politicians who called on the
commissioners was the most texpensive part of
it.
Two young miners who fought with bare
knuckles for the hand Of young woman
and 500 a side near Nonticoke, Pa, are
in quandry, as the girl declares the fight
off, having decided to accept neither of the
contestants.
A report by telegraph SAYS that an at
tempt to burn the baiancs of st. Augustine
Fla, has been made; several buildings were
destroyed; two men have been arrested as
1ncendiaries, and threats of lynching are
made.
A local paper at Pittsburg, Pa, reports
that secret meeting of the Pan Handle en-
ployes was recently held to consider u bold
and decisive move to force the railway ads
thorities some kind OF . compromise. N9t
Is proposed to demand guarantee that no
further arrests shall be made and that all
the men now employed on the road be CONS
pletely exonerated from any completely in
the alleged thefts.
About 5000 carpenters have returned to
work at Chicago, on the basis Of eight hours
and IS cents an hour
During March the total number of deaths
in Boston, according to the board OF health,
was e55, of which 42S were females. Tho
death rate was 25 per 1000.
The Old Colony railroad has ordered from
the Taunton, Mass, locomotive works, two
heavy switching engines, and has begun the
construction at its South Boston shops, of
TWO freight engines, with 54.inch steel boil
ers and 19x24-inch cylinders.
Larry Donovan, who has leaped from the
Suspension bridge in New York and from
Brooklyn bridge recently, m lde another at
tempt to jump from the Brooklyn bridge.
He was arrested and held in $1,000 bail to be
of good behavior for three mon hs
The following curious accident recently
occurred at Pittsburg Pa: Some boys
while playing about o heavy machinery,
loaded wagon, removed the chocks that wers
holding it, and it started down toward the
river like a race horse, tongue foremost
Reaching the river bank, it went into the
river with tremendous force, and the tongue
penetrated the hull of the steamer Chesa-
peake, just forward Of the port wheel, tear
ing hole in the hull and causing the steamer
to fill and sink.
torty eight dealers IN oleomargarlne were
recently fined in New York city from SIS to
$3.50 piece. Recorder Smyth gave warn
ing that the violation of the law again would
take the offender to the penetentiary.
Major John E. Blaine, paymaster in tbs
United States army, and brother Of Hon.
James q. Blaine, is lying at the point of
death at Hot Springs, Ark
A friendly fencing contest In New Orleans
between two creoles named John T. Fernan-
dez and Henry Bernard, resulted in the death
af the former.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
LAWToN's APPOINTMENT.
The Breach Between Austria ana
Uncle Sam Healed.

The Breach Between Austria and
Uncle Sam Healed.
The appointment of Gen. Lawton heals
the breach which has existed between the
United States and Austrian government
ever since Mr. Kelley was rejected. Lawton,
1t will be remembered, was nominated
minister to Russia. but could not
accept because his political disabilities had
not been removed, although an act of Con-
gress has since placed him on an equalitywith
other citizens. He has never held any federal
or even high state office, although he was
contestant for the seat won by Senator
Brown, but has devoted his time to practic~
ing law at Savannah, Ga. He has long been
counsel for the Central Railroad Company
of Georgia, of which his brother -in-law, Gen.
L. P. Alexander, who was one Of the Pacific
railroad commissioners is now president.
MIR. Lawton has had considerable practice
before the supreme court Of the United
Sta'e For long time he was law part>
ner of Judge Jackson of Georgia, until re>
Gently minister to Mexico. His salary as
Austrian minister IS $4,000, or $500 le
than his salary would have been as minister
to Russia.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
A SINGULAR SERIES OF FIRES.
THE NEW YORKER zEITUNo AGAIN
BURNED OUT.
The Morning Journal and Texas SiFtIngs
Suffer Serious Loss.

The New Yorker Z.itung, a German news
paper, vas burned out at No. Frankfort
street. New York, Sunday, 18th inst. The
Tribune building narrowly escaped. The CON-
posing rooms of the New Yorker Zaitung, the
Morning Journal and Texas Sitings were de-
stroyed. The fire took place in the morning
after the printers had quit work, and the
presses in the easements were running of the
editions. The clerks in the publication office
were alarmed by eing flames
of fire filling the elevator. The
proprietors of the Zeitung, Messrs. Wolf
rumm & Meyer, have strong reasons for sus-
pecung some ncendiary of firing the building,
as on Saturday, April 8, fire broke out in the
rear of the building in a detached office, which
completely Quilted the basement and first floor,
and again on Saturday ! another fire was
started in the upper foo! Of nc same structure i,
which burned off the rOol. in Saturdays issue
Of the Zeituug the proprietors offered reward
of 5000 for Information that would load 10 the
arrest of tho guilty parties, and this it is sup
posed, led to the fl OF to-day. There is also
a suspicion that the fires are tho result OF
anarchistic enmity. The losses are about
$l6,O00 partly insured.
"A ldlcl ulSpAACiI sdJs' 1HS HNo-SlOiy DuiIu-
ing at No Frankfort street, in which are the
counting, editorial, composing and press
rooms OF the New Yorker Zeitung New
Yorker Herald and the New Yorker Revue,
German daily, weekly and Sunday papers, and
the composing room of the Morning Journal,
was destroyed by fire early this morning This
is the fifth time within two months that flames
have been discovered in the lofts in which the
German papers are edited. The New Yorker
Zeitung loses $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The loss sustained by the Journal is about
$500; fully insured. August Bussard, manu-
iacturer of ,ectric lamps, occupied the fourth
floor, and loses $4,000; partly insured. Gus
tava Daniel, the Texas Siitings and the For
esters Journal had offices in the third floor,
and each lose ubout $4,000. The building be-
longs to the Catherine L. Wolf estate, and can
be replaced for $500 1t was fully insured.
The managers Of the German papers insist thai
the fire was started bY an incendiarV.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GENERAL SHERIDAN has taken to using In
dian clubs to reduce his weight.
PAsTEUR has lost his forty-fifth patient a
man who was bitten by mad wolf.
SENATOR JOHN II. REAGAN, of Texas, has
pronounced in favor of liquor prohibition.
PRINCE ALEXANDER, of Battenberg, viii
visit the United States during the coming au-
tumn.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND is the only
member Of the Administration who is total
abstainer.
FIFTEEN years ago David Hostetter was
peddler. To-day he is worth $l6, 100000. He
is great advertiser in newspapers.
Mrs. HENDRICKS denies that she is prepaT
ing any biography of her late husband, and
says she has no intention of doing so.
MAJoR-GENERAL TERRY is to deliver the
oration at the dedication of the Soldiers Mon
ument at New Haven, Conn, on June 18th.
COUNT Won MoLTKE is the Oldest member
OF the German Reichstag, although twenty
four of his colleagues in that body are over
seventy.
PROFESSOR RICHARD A. PRooToR is going
TO Germany next summer to witness the
total solar eclipse which takes place on Au-
gust 18TH
GEN GREELY, Chief of the Signal Service,
finds it difficult to get acclimated at Wash
ington, and is obliged to leave that city every
few weeks to recuperate.
ALDAoE f. WALKER, Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, stands six feet two in
his stocking feet, and tips the beam at the
two hundred and fifty pound notch.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland have in
augurated the custom of walking about the
city. Their walks are chiefly confined to the
vicinity of the Washington Monument.
MISS N B. CUMMINGS, now the Librarian
of the Department of Justice at Washing
ton, is daughter of a former justice of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and is re-
garded as one Of the best authorities on law
books in the country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-04-22
TONS OF GOLD AND SILVER.
The Great Mass of Money That Threat
ems to Overflow the Treasury.

The Great Mass of Money That Throat
ems to Overflow the Treasury.
There is now in the vaults OF the treasury
2OOO tons of silver and forty-eight tons OF
gold. The general deficiency bill which
failed to pass included an appropriation for
a new steel-lined vault, but that went by
the board with the rest. The limit of the
vaults is now reached, and it is question
where Uncle Sam is going to pile
his superfiuous cash. Carrying it
back and forth between New
York and San Francisco is a tremendous
item of expense. Last year the transporta-
ton of silver from San Francisco alone cost
S1OO, OOO-enough to build new vault. The
experiment of Transporting it by United
States vessels proved too dangerous to be re-
peated after one cargo had been shipped.
The weight of the vessels armament with
the addition Of cargo of specie, was too
much for any ship. So one of the first
things Secretary Fiirchild will have to do
will ts to End some way of taking care OF
his caS1.